RN- Pain Clinic

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc. • Pinehurst, NC

5d

About The Position

The RN in the Pain Clinic communicates effectively with people from varied age groups and ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The role requires physical assessment skills, strong organization and prioritization, efficient computer use, effective problem solving, and critical thinking. The position also involves following safety and infection-control practices, using equipment and supplies appropriately, and providing care that considers the physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and age-specific needs of those served. The nurse teaches, directs, advises, or informs others under the supervision of the RN/Medical Director and records and reports information accurately.

The position requires access throughout the facility and the ability to lift and transport patients, supplies, and equipment. Work involves prolonged standing and substantial walking, lifting, bending, and stooping, along with exposure to blood and body fluids, hazardous materials, and communicable diseases. The employee must manage frustration and stress appropriately. Access to medications and related supplies may be provided when necessary to perform the role’s duties, subject to the Pharmacy, Nutrition and Therapeutics Committee and Director of Pharmacy approval.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing.
• Current North Carolina RN license or RN multistate licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Department-specific certification requirements must be achieved within the first year of employment.
• Ability to access the entire facility and lift and transport patients, supplies, and equipment.
• Manual dexterity, hearing acuity, and verbal ability.
• Ability to stand for long periods and walk, lift, bend, and stoop for the majority of the workday; sufficient endurance to perform tasks over long periods.
• Ability to deal appropriately with frustration and stress.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from varied age groups and ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Physical assessment skills, organizational and prioritization skills, computer skills, problem-solving ability, and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of nursing experience preferred.
• Pain management experience preferred.
• ACLS certification recommended.

Responsibilities

• Use an appropriate problem-solving approach to plan performance of services.
• Provide services with consideration for the physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and age-specific needs of those served.
• Demonstrate appropriate use of equipment and supplies.
• Use appropriate safety and infection-control measures.
• Teach, direct, advise, and inform others appropriately under the supervision of the RN/Medical Director.
• Report and record information legibly, appropriately, and accurately.
• Participate in creating a safety culture by optimizing safety at all times.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed